Optional Protocol supplements the Convention by providing States with detailed requirements to end the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. It also protects children from being sold for non-sexual purposes—such as other forms of forced labour, illegal adoption and organ donation.

This brochure intends to make a distinction between freedom of expression and hate speech, both from a terminology and a legal point of view, as well as to differentiate them from other related concepts, such as defamation and insult.

A publication of The Koons Family Institute on International Law & Policy, an initiative of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC). This edition expands the review from 187 Interpol member countries to include to 196 countries.

The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) and its International Resource Centre (IRC), created in collaboration with Interpol, has developed the model legislation with regards to child pornography and conducted research into the child-pornography legislation currently in place in the 187 Interpol Member Countries to gain a better understanding of existing legislation to gauge where issue stands on national political agendas.